Animating Liturgy: The Dynamics of Worship and the Human Community Contributor(s): Platten, Stephen (Author), Williams, Rowan (Foreword by), Bradshaw, Paul (Foreword by) |
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ISBN: 1910519545 ISBN-13: 9781910519547 Publisher: Sacristy Press OUR PRICE: $22.46 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: October 2017 |
Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - Religion | Christian Rituals & Practice - Worship & Liturgy - Religion | Christian Rituals & Practice - Sacraments - Religion | Christianity - Anglican |
Physical Information: 0.43" H x 5.5" W x 8.5" (0.53 lbs) 202 pages |
Themes: - Religious Orientation - Christian |
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Publisher Description: Liturgy forms both individuals and the community in the faith and life of the Christian gospel. Animating Liturgy invites you to consider the liturgical offering which stands at the heart of the Christian faith. It brings together essays by liturgist Stephen Platten which take us in three main directions:
The essays integrate our understanding and practice of the liturgy and in doing so offer insights to a broad range of readers, from theological students to lay people who wish to understand something of the background of daily and weekly worship. |
Contributor Bio(s): Platten, Stephen: - Stephen Platten is an Assistant Bishop in the Dioceses of London, Southwark, and Newcastle, and chairman of Hymns Ancient & Modern and of the governors of the Anglican Centre in Rome. He was formerly the Archbishop of Canterbury's Secretary for Ecumenical Affairs, Dean of Norwich, and Bishop of Wakefield. Platten was a member of the Cathedrals Fabric Commission for England from 2006 to 2016 and Chair of the Church of England Liturgical Commission from 2004 to 2014. He is now Chaplain to St Martin-within-Ludgate, London. |